KCPW Staff

Lauren Colucci, Interim Station Manager

Before joining KCPW, Lauren worked on communication campaigns and websites, designed institutional and financial assessments, and carried out research and documentation for organizations on both coasts, in the south, and in South America on issues ranging from the arts to conservation to diplomacy. After a stint at Rutgers University, Lauren first landed in Salt Lake to attend the University of Utah and study journalism. She holds a B.S. in Mass Communication. Passionate about long-form and local reporting, Lauren is glad to be contributing to an organization that preserves independent voices and promotes public dialogue and understanding. Email her in English or Spanish at lcolucci@kcpw.org.

Shelley Carpenter, Development Director

Secretary for the Friends of KCPW since 2009, Shelley remains honored to serve as the station’s Development Director. Shelley has a background in technical theater and management, an A.S. from SLCC and is currently pursuing a degree in Economics at the University of Utah. She is committed to contributing to this community by strengthening the stations’ current relationships and seeking out new ways to reach people. Shelley really does believe that public radio listeners are “clever and good-looking”. You can e-mail her at scarpenter@kcpw.org.

Ross Chambless, Producer, Host

Even as a kid, Ross Chambless was drawn to journalism and creative storytelling. When he wasn’t making his LEGO men reenact Civil War battles on the living room floor, he was cutting out and gluing newspaper mugshots into his own news magazine with crayon-drawn headlines. A Salt Lake City native, Ross grew up in an academic family with a healthy curiosity for ideas, different cultures, and the natural world. He went on to study Journalism at the University of Texas at Austin (2001), earn a Master’s degree in Environmental Humanities at the University of Utah (2011) and teach English in Japan for four years where he learned the language, met his wife and traveled much of Asia. He has long been fascinated by the creative potential of long-form radio journalism, and several of his radio documentaries have been awarded First Place by the Utah Society for Professional Journalists. Ross now enjoys producing The Hinckley Institute Radio Hour, The Bottom Line, and the occasional feature story for KCPW.

Jesse Ellis, Operations and Program Director

Jesse is currently the Operations Director at KCPW. This Louisiana native moved west to attend the Conservatory of Recording Arts and Sciences in Tempe, AZ. After graduation, he took a position in a high-end recording studio in Los Angeles and has been recording in and out of the studio ever since then. Now that Jesse has moved to Salt Lake, in addition to KCPW, he has been working with several local bands, as well as playing in a few. Jesse has been with KCPW since 2007.

Roger McDonough, Host/Producer

Roger McDonough was born and raised in Salt Lake City, but has lived in Argentina, Bolivia, Virginia, New Jersey and Southern California. He holds an M.A. in Public Policy and Development Management from Georgetown University, a parallel degree from the Universidad Nacional de San Martín (Argentina), and a B.A. in English from the University of Utah. A practiced freelance print and radio journalist, Roger joined our news team after several years in the nonprofit world. He previously contributed to KCPW with an award-winning local history segment that was developed in partnership with the Salt Lake City Public Library, where he worked for nine years. Roger says he is drawn to public radio because he’s an auditory learner, and calls radio “the best medium in the world.” Email him in English or Spanish at rmcdonough@kcpw.org.

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